Example sentences of "he [verb] see the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Author of The Road to Serfdom , published — impossibly ill-timed — on the eve of Labour 's great victory in 1945 , he lived to see the crumbling of communism ; the destruction , as no doubt he saw it , of collectivism 's inner citadel . |
| 2 | He lived to see the headquarters of the organization to which he had devoted his life established in purpose-built premises on the site at the National Water Sports Centre . |
| 3 | Deteriorating eyesight compelled him to give up painting in 1975 , but he lived to see the beginning of a major revival of his reputation . |
| 4 | When he opened his eyes , the taste of blood sharp in his mouth , he expected to see the assassin disappearing into the shadows of the park , but the bizarre Mr Pie was standing at the kerb looking back at him . |
| 5 | He asked to see the officer involved in the investigation of the earlier charge . |
| 6 | He asked to see the images in the church , of which there was so much talk . |
| 7 | He asked to see the horse and they took him to the stable . |
| 8 | Never one to sit behind a desk if he could help it , he tried to see the battle front for himself , and was severely wounded . |
| 9 | He has seen the battalions , squadrons , tanks , infantry , and so on . |
| 10 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman sits in court and passes sentence himself , so he has seen the issue both from these Benches and from the Bench he adorns when he sits as a recorder . |
| 11 | Since then , he has seen the bird many times in the park , though the full extent of its range is not yet known . |
| 12 | ‘ You ca n't predict anything until he has seen the scan , but Dean is looking very doubtful , ’ England 's manager , Geoff Cooke , said . |
| 13 | Howard tilts the card back and forth until he has seen the couple in the corner leave , and the manager quietly coping with a customer who refuses to pay the bill , then puts it carefully into his pocket to save for his children , who love this kind of toy . |
| 14 | He has seen the reduction in profit . |
| 15 | H. On the fish docks at Hull a retired trawler skipper , Mr Grant , tells how he has seen the port change in his lifetime . |
| 16 | Mr Aznar has repeatedly taken refuge in claims that the Socialists are hiding the true figures and that he can not make promises until he has seen the books . |
| 17 | Palace assistant manager Alan Smith confirmed : ‘ John flies out on Friday and we will know more after he has seen the surgeon over the weekend . |
| 18 | Unstable Palace assistant manager Alan Smith said : ‘ John flies out on Friday and we will know more after he has seen the surgeon over the weekend . |
| 19 | •Verily , he has seen the light ! |
| 20 | He has seen the photographs . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) The question of whether a medical report obtained pursuant to section 3(6A) should be disclosed to the Crown was essentially one within the discretion of the trial judge when he has seen the report , or exceptionally , within the discretion of such other judge who has had to conduct any pre-trial review . |
| 22 | As the largest single shareholder in the company with 38% of the stock ( 32m shares ) , he has seen the value of his stake increase to over £65m . |
| 23 | He wants to see the Government withdraw passports from all immigrant groups and ethnic minorities . |
| 24 | As Isay said , I think he wants to see the mountains around his homeland once again . |
| 25 | Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont has affirmed that he wants to see the rate drop to 2% , the Japanese level . |
| 26 | What he means by this is that he wants to see the thing in loan committee , damn the company 's leverage , and damn the balance-of-payments problems in the Philippines , period . |
| 27 | Erm also the accountant you could 've tried to of got round because you were , you were digging the hole there erm you know where he 's , okay he wants to see the accountant , will this be a good idea I mean you could 've said yeah you know you appreciate that and all the rest of it and you could 've gone more into the tax side of where you , you know , you could 've perhaps er the company could 've benefited by putting some into the pension scheme as opposed erm paying all the taxes maybe you could 've gone in that way . |
| 28 | ‘ He wants to see the sights . ’ |
| 29 | He loves to see the company 's products being advertised , being stocked in the shops . |
| 30 | After seeing him , because he thought that once he 'd seen the consultant it would then take some time to get the treatment started , but they must have got themselves over that . |